Pika 1918
No93 1941
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Names |
Кинжал [Kinzhal] Копьё [Kopyo], 9.1934 - БК-103 [BK-103], 4.1937 - №93 [No93], 2.1944 - БК-93 [BK-93] Палаш [Palash] Пика [Pika], 9.1934 - БК-104 [BK-104], 4.1937 - №94 [No94], 2.1944 - БК-94 [BK-94] Пистолет [Pistolet] Пуля [Pulya] Рапира [Rapira] Сабля [Sablya] Шашка [Shashka] Штык [Shtyk] |
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Builders |
Putilov Yd, St. Petersburg: Kinzhal, Kopyo, Palash, Pika, Pistolet, Pulya, Rapira, Sablya, Shashka, Shtyk |
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Commissioned |
1910: Kinzhal, Kopyo, Palash, Pika, Pistolet, Pulya, Rapira, Sablya, Shashka, Shtyk |
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Losses |
Kinzhal (captured by Germany 1.5.1918), Palash (4/1918), Pistolet (4/1918), Pulya (4/1918), Rapira (captured by Germany 1.5.1918), Sablya (captured by Germany 1.5.1918), Shashka (4/1918), Shtyk (captured by Germany 1.5.1918) |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
1954: BK-93, 94 |
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Displacement normal, t |
23.5 |
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Displacement full, t |
25 |
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Length, m |
22.2 |
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Breadth, m |
3.12 |
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Draught, m |
0.51 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 gasoline engines |
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Power, h. p. |
200 |
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Max speed, kts |
14.5 |
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Fuel, t |
gasoline 1.7 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 240(11) |
| Armour, mm | belt: 8, deck: 8, CT: 8 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/14 obr.1909g mountain gun, 1 x 1 - 7.6/94 |
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Complement |
12 |
Project history: First-ever armoured motor gunboats. Intended for Amur flotilla. Deck house, sides and deck were protected by bulletproof 7.9mm nickel-steel armour. Armament consisted from mod. 1904 76mm mountain gun.
Ship protection: Bullet-proof protection.
Modernizations: 1916, Kinzhal, Palash, Pistolet, Pulya, Rapira, Sablya, Shashka, Shtyk: - 1 x 1 - 76/16; + 1 x 1 - 47/43 Hotchkiss
Naval service: Boats served on Baltic were abandoned by spring 1918 in Finland in damaged condition, fate of Black Sea boats is unknown. Far-Eastern boats were in 1918 captured by Japanese, but in 1920-1925 returned and repaired.
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